cover image: An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches / by Francis Hamilton, (formerly Buchanan) ; with a volume of plates in royal quarto

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An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches / by Francis Hamilton, (formerly Buchanan) ; with a volume of plates in royal quarto

1822

Atlas has no t.p. The atlas plates are signed by the engraver J. Swaine. Errata slip tipped-in after p. vii. Colophon: Printed by George Ramsay & Co. Edinburgh, 1822. Includes bibliographical references and index. Wood, C.A. Vertebrate zoology, p. 266 Nissen, C. Zoologische Buchillustration, 1809 Also available online. Elecresource SCNHRB copy text v. (39088015067812) has stamped on t.p.: Library, U.S. National Museum Smithsonian Institution Mar 3 1882 [acc. no.] 124802. SCNHRB copy atlas (39088015067853) has inscribed in ink on front free endpaper: S.F. Baird, Carlisle, Pa., received 7th November, 1828. SCNHRB copy quarter bound in recent red goatskin and linen-covered boards, title in gilt on spine, marbled edges.
fishes baird, spencer fullerton swaine, john hamilton, francis

Authors

Hamilton, Francis 1762-1829, Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887 DSI, Swaine, John 1775-1860

Dates
1822
Format
[Iii]-vii, 405 p. ; 27 cm. + 1 atlas ([39] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 28 x 38 cm.)
Place Discussed
Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
Bangladesh
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/8f142a25775b75747f6ec2c601129d57